What does "percolator" mean?

A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.

What is a synonym for "percolator"?

Common synonyms include: brewer, broiler, clarifier, coffee maker, coffee pot, colander.

Pronounced //ˈpɜːkəleɪtə//.

/ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/ noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.
"She heard the percolator bell ring."
2
a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans wordnet
3
A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.

"The percolator is out of order."

From percolate + -or.